Scourge Messenger

Chapter 27: Bingzi Jiaolin
After saying that, Yan Qing walked out of Anguo Temple without looking back, took off the yellow dog mask and walked openly on Suzaku Street.

Pharmacist is willing to follow closely behind.

Ying Rushi glanced at An Wu and walked out thoughtfully.

Instead, Shang Xinlei waved to An Wu, then skipped after them carrying a big bag.

After they left, the nobles naturally rushed out like a swarm of bees, flinging the gates open. They fled Chang'an's most renowned temple as if fleeing from disaster, escaping into the bright sunlight, gazing at the bustling streets and the boundless expanse of the sky. Someone burst into tears first, and then the cries spread, spreading like wildfire. These sons of noble families, once high and mighty, now fell to their knees and wailed.

The monks who escaped with him had terrified expressions on their faces. They were like cockroaches and bedbugs exposed to the sun, and they disappeared into the alleys and lanes.

After Xue Yan walked out, he saw An Wu still counting down and asked, "An Wu, will you finish the countdown before leaving?"

An Wu ignored him and continued counting down: "Nine, eight, seven..."

"You saved us, and I'd like to invite you to my home. Don't worry, even if your injuries can't be cured, I can take care of you for the rest of your life!" Xue Yan said, "And it might not be incurable. I heard that some messengers can revive the dead..."

"five four three two one."

When An Wu counted down to the last number, Xue Yan suddenly felt very panicked for some reason. He grabbed An Wu's shoulders and said, "Now that you've finished counting, you can leave now. Let's go!"

However, no matter how hard Xue Yan tried, An Wu's body did not move at all. He ignored Xue Yan and instead looked down at the candle at his feet.

He carefully guarded the candle, which never went out.

"Don't leave yet, you want to die, you black man?"

At this moment, Xue Yan was suddenly dragged away. He turned around and found that it was Miss Yang San. He immediately became anxious: "Let me go, I want to take him away. He - An Wu and An Liu saved us -"

"So don't follow them into martyrdom!" Miss Yang scolded, "You naive black thing, don't you see? They never intended to leave alive from the beginning!"

"But I can't... How can they be so reckless..." Xue Yandu's speech became incoherent. Suddenly, tears and snot burst out at the same time as he spoke: "Don't they value their own lives?!"

"I don't know either..." Miss Yang's eyes were also a little red. "But don't you find it strange? They don't need to sleep, don't eat, and are not afraid of pain... He also said that he just wants the world to operate according to his wishes..."

"If there really were gods in this world, then they might look like this, right?"

Those who had escaped but had not gone far turned to look at the figure in the gate of Anguo Temple.

They saw An Wu sitting cross-legged, facing the gods and Buddhas in heaven and his back to the people in the world.

The red candle fell, igniting the kerosene on his body and burning him into a torch brighter than the sun.

At the same time, An Liu, An Qi, An Ba, and An Jiu also sat down and used candles to light the kerosene on their bodies. The flames from their bodies then ignited the kerosene on the ground. In just a moment, the entire Anguo Temple was ablaze, with thick smoke billowing up, as if the flames were burning away all sin.

At the No. 1 Noodle Shop, less than a hundred meters from Anguo Temple, Yan Qing contentedly finished his wonton noodle soup, waved for the waiter, and took out a spiritual jade: "Is this enough to pay the bill?"

"Enough, more than enough!" The waiter swallowed his saliva and didn't dare to stretch out his hand: "Hey man, your spiritual jade can buy a hundred bowls of noodles, we can't make the change."

"No need to look for us." Yan Qing said: "If someone asks you if you have seen us, just say -"

"I see. There were so many people today that I couldn't remember clearly!"

"No, just tell them," Yan Qing stood up, carrying the pepper forest and sack, "We are from the house of thieves."

House of thieves?

The guy was stunned and had to nod in agreement.

He gives so much money, so just obey him.

Yan Qing wasn't trying to show off; he simply didn't want his actions to implicate others. He didn't like others causing trouble for him, and he didn't like causing trouble for others even more; that was his way of playing the game.

"There's a fire!" "There's a fire in Anguo Temple!"

Screams were heard around the noodle shop. The waiter looked up and saw that Anguo Temple was actually on fire.

He suddenly remembered that the guests at that table seemed to have just come out of Anguo Temple after getting something. And everyone was carrying a large sack. It was more like...

However, the waiter looked around Suzaku Street and couldn't find any trace of the guests at that table.

It's strange. Those four guests were quite conspicuous, so how come they disappeared as soon as I turned around?
……

...

House of thieves.

By the time messengers from Chang'an City had rushed to Anguo Temple to put out the fire and investigate, Yan Qing and his four companions had already returned to their seats at the Thieves' House. And just like when they first arrived, they couldn't leave their seats and could only wait for the Thieves' House to complete its procedures.

The sand table on the stone table had disappeared without a trace, replaced by a weapon floating in the air. It was—

Bingzi pepper forest!

Streams of orange-red light flowed and leaped around it like tiny fish, and the vast radiance rushed into its body, as if the Creator were reshaping this long-dormant weapon. Yao Shiyuan and the others watched the transformation of Bingzi Jiaolin with wide eyes. This was the first time in their lives that they had witnessed the creation of a token!
When the light faded and the glow disappeared, the Bingzi pepper forest slowly stood up in the air.

Zheng!
Bingzi Jiaolin was unsheathed, and the stunning sword light made everyone close their eyes, as if a supreme being was baptizing it, completing the final transformation of the legend!

When the light faded, everyone opened their eyes and saw the Buddhist verses inscriptions on the blade glowing like an orange flame. On the left side was engraved "All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows," and on the right side was engraved "Like dew and lightning, so view them in this way."

At the same time, the Thieves' House also displayed Bingzi Jiaolin's information on the sky screen, allowing the four of them to know the detailed information of this weapon:
Bingzi pepper forest

"Rank: First-level Legend"

"Durability: 100/100"

Basic attack power: 15~25 points

"Equipment requirements: 10 points of Qi and Health, 10 points of Spirit and Soul"

Equipment requirements: Basic swordsmanship MAX

"Weight: 2.3 jins"

Length: 3 feet 2 inches

"Effect: Share the power of Bingzi Jiaolin with your allies. The sealed weapon will gain a 50-point damage bonus, which lasts for 10 attacks (regardless of whether it's a normal attack or a token attack), before expiring. If the sealed weapon is a knife and not a token, it will transform into the appearance of Bingzi Jiaolin, and the sealing effect will be doubled. Sealing a weapon requires a continuous consumption of 100 spiritual power."

"Effect: Pillar State: The strength of your allies is your strength. For each ally equipped with a sealed weapon within a 50-meter radius, Bingzi Jiaolin gains a buff, increasing its base attack damage by 30 points, up to a maximum of eight buffs. You can consume 20 points of spiritual power to activate Pillar State, granting previously sealed weapons within a 50-meter radius a second buff. Cooldown: 60 minutes."

"Effect: Earth-shaking: Even if you're alone, you can still make a big difference!
You must expend all your current spiritual energy to activate Futian. Once activated, all sealed weapons within a 50-meter radius will be directly destroyed. Your injuries will be instantly healed, and you will unleash a shockwave to repel surrounding enemies and projectiles.

Your attack can create a three to thirty meter long sword beam, with damage ranging from 10% to 70% of the base damage. The longer the distance, the lower the damage. You can adjust the length of the sword beam.

The sky-covering effect lasts for ten seconds.

For each sealed weapon destroyed, your basic attack power will be increased by an additional 50 points, and the duration of Futian will be extended by three seconds.

Before the Overturning Sky effect ends, you will be in an 'unshakable' state, and any displacement, stun, or interruption effects will be ineffective against you."

"Comment: Thunder, lightning, rain, and dew are all grace from the Lord!"

(End of this chapter)